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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Selected as Fiscal Sponsor of My Brother’s Keeper Alliance

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05/08/2015

... philanthropic consulting services, has been selected to incubate the new My Brother’s Keeper Alliance (MBK Alliance), a nonprofit aiming to eliminate the gaps in opportunity and achievement for boys .....

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Six City Workers Win Sloan Award for Outstanding Public Service

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06/02/2015

... Service Six city workers who have tackled everything from the taming the city’s rat problem to creating more healthy school lunches have won Sloan Public ... and will be recognized on Tuesday with a ceremony...

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Milbank Memorial Fund Releases Transgender Health Discrimination Study

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07/29/2015

... transgender and gender-nonconforming communities from mistreatment is an important matter of public ...

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Gender Justice

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ASPCA Grants Nearly $1 Million for Initiatives to Encourage Pet Adoptions

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09/04/2015

ASPCA Grants Nearly $1 Million for Initiatives to Encourage Pet Adoptions An animal welfare organization granted nearly $1 million on Thursday to help encourage and facilitate pet adoptions from...

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Animal Welfare

United Hospital Fund Releases Guide to NY’s Value-Based Medicaid Reimbursement Roadmap

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11/24/2015

United Hospital Fund Releases Guide to NY’s Value-Based Medicaid Reimbursement Roadmap A new guide from the United Hospital Fund distills information about the ... said Chad Shearer, director of the Medicaid...

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Report: NY Has The Second Highest Foreclosure Rate

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04/19/2016

Report: NY Has The Second Highest Foreclosure Rate A report from Comptroller Tom DiNapoli released Monday found New York ... their homes,” DiNapoli said. “We must continue efforts to help homeowners and implement...

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In WSJ, Commonwealth’s Blumenthal on Making Health Records Mobile

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06/29/2016

... is well under way, but several obstacles frustrate efforts to take full advantage of the health information revolution. ... data, so that records can follow patients as they go from one site of care to...

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Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life Postdoctoral Fellowship Request for Applications Opens

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07/05/2016

... is now inviting applications for postdoctoral fellowships to support independent research on topics related to the origins of life at one or more laboratories or research institutions in any...

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Rockefeller Family & Brothers Fund, Green Groups Subpoenaed on ‘Coordinated’ Climate Efforts

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08/03/2016

... activists and state government officials, declining to comply with subpoenas by House Republicans probing their “coordinated efforts” to punish climate change skeptics, face additional scrutiny ... eight...

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See Designs for the New Statue of Liberty Museum

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10/07/2016

... expansive museum planned for Liberty Island is starting to take shape. Officials unveiled designs for the new ... Liberty's pedestal — will be a freestanding space across from the iconic statue, made...

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Landlords Are Sitting on Empty Apartments in Affordable Buildings, says Official

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10/21/2016

... New Yorkers' chances of finding affordable housing at a time when they need it most, according to local elected officials. Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, ... existing tenants and preventing those who need...

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How Funders Can Use the Power of Art to Heal in Post-Conflict Settings

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11/02/2016

How Funders Can Use the Power of Art to Heal in Post-Conflict Settings By Christina Mallie and Nadia Fazal, Colors of Connection From our experience working in war torn towns in Liberia and ... focused on a more...

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Mayor De Blasio Says City Has to Grow Taller and Denser Despite Anti-Development Attitudes As Population Rises

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11/02/2016

Mayor De Blasio Says City Has to Grow Taller and Denser Despite Anti-Development Attitudes ... Relentless growth fueled by immigration, people arriving from other parts of the country and more residents simply...

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Commonwealth Fund Expresses Concern of Losing Coverage Gains Under Trump Presidency

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11/11/2016

... Under Trump Presidency Now days past Donald Trump’s rise to the nation’s president elect, national nonprofits are ... out of his health policy. On Wednesday, we got insight from PwC, the Congressional Budget...

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Milbank Memorial Fund Writes Letter to the New Administration

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12/15/2016

Milbank Memorial Fund Writes Letter to the New Administration While Congress prepares to debate the future of the Affordable Care Act, we know that ... nation’s only bipartisan group of health policy leaders...

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Carnegie Corporation Seeking Research on Emerging Technology Threats to Nuclear Stability

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12/21/2016

... Seeking Research on Emerging Technology Threats to Nuclear Stability The Carnegie Corporation of New York has ... heavily in nuclear and conventional modernization we are at the cusp of a new arms race, one...

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Dove's #MyBeautyMySay Campaign Rises to Top of the Viral Video Chart

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06/28/2016

Dove's #MyBeautyMySay Campaign Rises to Top of the Viral Video Chart Dove's latest video arguing ... Measures, which tracks organic and paid plays each week to see which marketers are reaching consumers...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Invests in Venture to Install 1.3 Gigawatts of Renewable Electricity across Africa by 2018

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01/20/2017

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Invests in Venture to Install 1.3 Gigawatts of Renewable Electricity across ... Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd. and Actis LLP that plans to install more than 1.3 gigawatts of renewable...

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Casey Family Programs Backs Initiative Giving Kids a Camera — and a Voice

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04/03/2017

... way. And if that child has experienced abuse or neglect at home, the story that’s told becomes one that might move viewers to action. That’s the thinking behind Photovoice, an exhibit on display from...

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